Kitab al-Arba'in Fi al-Adhan

Kitab al-Arba'in Fi al-Adhan is a unique collection of 42 narrations regarding the virtues and jurisprudence of Adhan, accompanied with a commentary in Arabic. The book has the following features:

• Concise and comprehensive commentary and Takhrij of each narration.
• Various rulings pertaining to Adhan such as Tathwib, Tarassul and Iltifat explained in a simplified manner, incorporating the views of all four schools of thought.
• Detailed analysis of the history, wisdom, benefits and methodology of Adhan.
• Wider use of Adhan and whether the Prophet (SAW) performed Adhan.
• Profiles of the five Muadhdhins of the Prophetic era.
• Use of 288 Arabic and Urdu sources including the recently published Sharh Abi Dawud by Ibn Raslan (844 H.) and the research of Muhaddith al-'Asr Sheikh Yunus Jownpuri.
• Use of Red and Black and numbers to simplify reading and ease comprehension.
• A detailed profile of the author Mufti Shabbir Ahmad.

About the Author:

Sheikh al-Hadith Mufti Shabbir Ahmad is one of the leading scholars of the UK. He has taught the sciences of hadith, Qur'anic exegesis and jurisprudence at Dar al-'Ulum Al-'Arabiyya Al-Islamiyya in Bury, Manchester for over 35 years. He studied under many distinguished scholars, most notably the Muhaddith of this era Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Yunus Jawnpuri in Saharanpur, India. He also has authorisations in the hadith sciences from Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya (May Allah have mercy on him). His students include many of the leading scholars of the UK.